William Richmond Tracy Jr. ’49

WE ARE GREATLY SADDENED at the loss of Rich Tracy to pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed Feb. 15 and led to his passing, June 3, 1990.

Rich was born in Philadelphia Sept 9, 1927, and prepared at Pingry. At Princeton he majored in civil engineering, was a member of Chapel Choir, and worked for Student Aid as a cashier, gateman, and newspaper deliveryman. He was a member of Elm Club.

Following Princeton, he went to work as a construction engineer in NJ. and then on an air base in Iceland. He followed that with some work in city planning, then returned to heavy construction, working for DuPont in Wilmington. He married Doris David there in may 1957. They had two daughters and a son. DuPont took them to Kansas City, and he moved on to become a supervising engineer with the airplane division of Boeing in Renton, Wash.

In 1970 Rich joined the Dept. of Public Works for the City of Tacoma, Wash, and continued as special projects engineer up to his death. He enjoyed working around their home in Bellevue, Wash., was active in church work, and retained his fondness for the outdoors.

Rich is survived by his wife, Doris, daughters Kathleen and Penelope, and son W. Richmond Tracy III. Rich's family enjoyed a long Princeton connectionhis father, uncle, and five cousins had attended the University. To all family members of our dear classmate, the Class wends its heartfelt syrnpathy.

The Class of 1949